Portable seat



Feb. 20, 1962 W. A. SEELY PORTABLE SEAT Filed Feb. 25, 1961 FIG. 1

WARREN A. SEELY INV ENT OR.

United States Patent 3,021,920 PORTABLE SEAT Warren A. Seely, 730 S. Allen St., State College, Pa. Filed Feb. 23, 1961, Ser. No. 91,073 2 Claims. (Cl. 182-188) This invention relates to a portable and foldable seat and more particularly a portable seat that may be used with a tree or post. I

The seat described hereinbelow is found comfortable,

convenient, and useful by hunters, fishermen, andothers who visit forested areas for purposes of recreation, business or scientific endeavor."

The problems of conventional type seat-s heretofore developed may be divided into two classes: (1) Flimsy construction which is almost impossible to set up or use even when placed in position. The use of a material or cord type tree seat with very little reinforcing makes it very difiicult to sit in without using both hands to orient the seat before sitting. The great disadvantage and dangerous aspect of this type is that the person using the seat has to lay down his weapon to get into it. (2) Rigrd seats constructed of heavy and complicated parts which are undesirable to the average person has very little market value. Seats constructed of material such as chains, rigid metal plates, bolts, and the like are obviously going to increase the cost to manufacture and also make it very bulky and heavy to transport.

Seats of the type described hereinabove in (1) and (2) are from one extreme to the other. It is the purpose of the present invention to provide a portable seat that is practical and easy to use.

The portable seat will not distort in shape once a person stands, but stays in its exact position ready to be used again. It is simple inconstruction for ease of manufacturing and may be reasonably priced. The seat may also be used to drag game out of the woods.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a seat that will overcome the disadvantages of previous seats by simpler, compact design, not heretofore shown in prior art.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a seat that may be assembled quickly anywhere that a still)- stantial tree or post may be found with very little adjustments necessary.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a fast disconnect for an occupant that may be forced to leave a position in a great hurry and also provide a means of looping the cord about the shoulders and back for fast transportation from one place to another.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rigid seat with no loose parts to be lost that may be folded into a compact package and easily placed in a hunting coat pocket.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description of an embodiment of the invention, and the novel features will be particularly pointed out hereinafter in connection with the appended claims taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a front elevation view of the tree seat in its assembled position.

2 tively, a spike lB adjustably secured to the bottom side of the first section 11 of the seat 10, a cord 14 and a clawlike cleat 15. I

The first and second sections 11 and 12 of the seat have flanges 16 perpendicular to the seat on three sides g as shown in FIGURE 3. The end flange 16 on each sec- FIGURE 2 is a pictorial view with the top portion of the seat shown.

FIGURE 3 is a pictorial view with the bottom portion tion of the seat has a passage 17 to thread cord 14 on the underside of the seat. The first portion 11 of the seat 10has a spike 13'attached to the underside and held in any position desired by a clamping means comprised of a clamp 18 andwin-g nut 19. The spike 13 acts as a spacer holding the seat 10 away from the tree, maintaining position of the seat and comfort for the user, as shown inFIGURE l. The side flanges 16 of both the first and second sections 11 and 12 are secured together by a hinging means 21 on flanges 16, near the open end of each section. The second section 12 is of a width and length to fit inside the flanges on the first section 11 forming a pocket in which the complete gear is assembled for the convenience of transportingas shown in FIGURE 4. Insulating pads 22 are placed on the top of seat 10 for com- I fort.

As shown in FIGURE 1, cord 14 threads through seat 10 and around tree 23 to a desired height forming a sling, and the two ends secured by an eyelet 24 and an S-hook 25. The claw-like cleat 15 is permanently self centered on the cord 14 so as to be on the adjacent side of tree 23 with the three claws 26 gripping the bark of the tree to keep the cord in position. 1

As will be noted, the cord 14 supports the seat principally at the two points where it enters the seat from the ends thereof and these points are located adjacent the outer edge of the seat, that is to say, the edge which is remote from the edge through which the spike 13 is adapted to be projected, as clearly shown in FIG. 2. Thus a three-point support is provided for the seat, namely at the two outer corners where the cord enters the seat, and at the center of the inner edge of the seat where the support is provided by the adjustable spike 13.

It will be further observed that the hinge means 21 are located a substantial distance from the right hand edge of the seat section 12, as viewed in FIGS. 1 and 2, so that when the seat is in use there is a substantial overlap between the end portions of the two seat sections 11 and 12, whereby a firm support is provided without danger of collapsing when the seat is in its operative position, with the three-point support previously described provided by the rope or cord 14 as it enters the ends of the seat, and by the spike 13- located near the center of the opposite side of the seat. In the operative position the engagement of the cord 14 with the outer ends of the seat tends to hold the seat firmly in its expanded position and this is assisted by the weight of the user. The seat, however, is readily folded or collapsed in the opposite idrection; that is to say by pivoting the section 12 in a clockwise direction from that shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, or by pivoting the section 11 in a counterclockwise direction, or by moving both simultaneously after the tension of the cord 14 is released at the ends of the seat, whereby the seat may be folded to the position of FIG. 4, as previously described.

Safety cord 27 is attached to cord 14 by an eyelet 28 to prevent the cord 14 and claw-like cleat 15 from slipping when around a small diameter tree. Two S-hooks 29 are placed on the safety cord 27, one at a midway point and one at the opposite end from eyelet 28, thus giving a variation of tree diameters on which the seat may be used safely. On larger trees the safety line is unnecessary.

It will be understood that various changes in the details, materials, and arrangements of parts, which have Patented eb. 20,1962

been herein described and illustrated in order to explain the nature of the invention, may be made by those skilled in the art, within the principle and scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

The embodiments of the invention having been described, what I claim is:

1. A portable and foldable tree seat, comprising a pair of rigid complementary hinged seat sections, one adapted to fit within the other, each being substantially rectangular in configuration and having flanges on three sides depending from a top portion, and each open at the hinged side, hinge means connecting said seat sections and so located with reference to the unflanged ends of the seat that a substantial overlap of the respective top portions results, and means providing a three-point support for said seat when in expanded operative position, comprising cord means adapted to be engaged with a tree, and supporting' saidseat at opposite ends thereof at points substantially removed from the side of the seat adjacent the tree; and means carried by the seat contacting the tree at the side of the seat adjacent the tree.

2. A portable and foldable seat as set forth in claim 1, wherein the tree contacting means comprises a spike adjustably mounted with reference to the side of the seat adjacent the tree.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 475,310 Hansen May 24, 1892 869,382 Newton Oct. 29, 1907 2,614,613 Bushong l Oct. 21, 1952 2,696,871} Mende V Dec. 14, 1954 2,902,085 Bahnson Sept, 1, 1959 FOREIGN PATENTS 901,972 Germany an. 18, 1954 

